Act One:

a)What do we find out about the main characters?

Match the adjectives to the character. You can use more than one adjective to describe a character.

Use a dictionary to look up words if you need to.

b)Order the words in the speech bubbles. The first word is green.

Use a dictionary

c) Read the speech bubbles above again. Who is speaking, Mr Birling, Sheila, Gerald or Eric?

  1. Mr Birling: I am going to get a knighthood.
  2. Sheila: ______
  3. Gerald: ______
  4. Eric: ______

d) Write about the characters, using your answers to c) and the table below to help.

  1. Mr Birling says that he is going to get a knighthood.

This shows that he is ______

  1. Sheila says ______
  2. Gerald ______

______

  1. Eric ______

______

This shows that / she
he / is / mysterious.
arrogant.
sympathetic.
fair.
proper.
untruthful.

Inspector Goole

e) Are these sentences true or false ?

Use the summary to help you, and use a dictionary

  • Mr Goole isn’t an important character in the play
  • MrGoole sounds like ‘ghoul’. Ghoul is a kind of ghost who likes death.
  • Mr Goole is a small, quiet man.
  • Mr Goole is well-known in the town.
  • Mr Goole asks a lot of questions.
  • Mr Goole talks to everyone together.

f) Change the false sentences above into true sentences.

  • Mr Goole is an important character in the play. He is the main character.
  • ______

______

  • ______

______

  • ______

______

Sheila and Eva Smith

g) Look at the sentences below and put them in order. The first sentence has been done for you.

1Eva smiled at Sheila wearing the dress. Past

2______

3______

4______

h) Look at the sentences in exercise g. Underline the verb

i) Look at the verbs you underlined. Say if the sentence is in the pastor present.

j) How do the characters change in Act 1?

Before Inspector Goole arrives they all seem happy because Sheila and Gerald are getting engaged.

Write about how they feel after talking with Inspector Goole.

Sheila sorry

Eric feels guilty because …

Mr Birling doesn’t feel sad

Gerald responsible for Eva’s death

angry

  1. Sheila ______

______

  1. Eric______

______

  1. Mr Birling ______

______

  1. Gerald______

______

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